Typeical wrote:I wouldnt mind taking a chance on Biyombi. We have 3 big men on the bench who have provided us with nothing all year(Songalia, Speights, Brackins). A guy that can come in for a couple minutes and blk a shot or two could be a difference maker.

That's just thinking for the present. If he develops he could be a future starter. He is someone I would definitely take a chance on, but looks like he'll go before us with how his stock is rising.

Typeical wrote:I wouldnt mind taking a chance on Biyombi. We have 3 big men on the bench who have provided us with nothing all year(Songalia, Speights, Brackins). A guy that can come in for a couple minutes and blk a shot or two could be a difference maker.

That's just thinking for the present. If he develops he could be a future starter. He is someone I would definitely take a chance on, but looks like he'll go before us with how his stock is rising.

Well we need to move up. i'm sick of not having any shot blocking presense on this team.

As sixers fans were not used to it. We had Sammy for 8 years, Mutombo before that and before that we had Ratliff. We have consistently had a dominant shot blocker on our team for more than decade. Hopefull this season is just a rarity.

I know there have been a lot of big man busts from Africa, and then the recent success of Ibaka. Did those other guys (like Sene) play at a high Euro level like Bismak? Or were they drafted without any experience?

“The lockout is not worrying me,” Biyombo told us. “If there is a lockout, I can continue to play in Spain. I want to make a mark before I leave Spain. When I decided to enter the draft I spoke to my agent Igor [Crespo], and I said, ‘Igor, before I leave Spain, I want to put my name on the basketball court. So when I leave Spain my name will be remembered the right way.' About the NBA, I still have time to be on the floor, still have time to work, still have time to make myself better.”

with all the attention this kids getting....added with his impressive physical tools,athletic ability, etc that would have likely shot him up draft boards as well during workouts.... its a pretty useless bangwagon to jump aboard for us, considering well be picking in the 17-20 range.

SparksFly87 wrote:Towns got boat feet and gets off the ground very slow with a lack of explosiveness . He is a rich mans Henry Sims to me. No thanks .